Meeting every MONDAY night 6pm to 9:30pm at the Hartland Senior Center, Room 53 or 54 at 9525 East Highland Rd (M-59),just west of US-23, Howell, Michigan. We have our own beautiful PRIVATE room in the HSC. Use the entrance at the far West end of the building. Stop by and ask for Mike, Ken or Vince. We offer free instructions and lessons to beginners. Contact the LCCC by email: livingstoncountychessclub@hotmail.com

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

LCCC 2014 Winter League Champs are Crown - Summer League on Tap

The Rabid Squirrels took no prisoners. Needing only a tie to
clinch the league title, they went out got a 3 – 1 win against the Tigers.
The Squirrels were the only team to change their names from
the given name – Sixers. Maybe that is what propelled them to the championship
– a little team spirit!

Besides team spirit, maybe it was their team
interchangeability. As the season wore on, all the players improved their play
– a lot. So much so, that boards 1 and 2 – then boards 3 and 4 – were almost
interchangeable. So the fact that you have a virtual Board One playing on Board
Two – and a virtual Board 3 playing on Board Four – almost guaranteed 2 points
every single round. That is tough to overcome for the rest of the league.

But the team that almost did that was the UNDEFEATED Flames!
Now you may ask -how does the only team
that never lost a match – not win the league? Well, such is chess – as they
only won two matched and drew an incredible eight matches! But…..they never
lost a match. In the last round, the Flames defeated the Thunder 2.5 – 1.5.
Good for second place alone!

The members of the Flames - the only undefeated team - from board 1 to 4
was; Aaron Jagt, Gene McClure, Americo Milani and Zade Koch.

In the other final round, the 49’ers defeated the Sonics 3 –
1.

Now – to the future; The Summer League!

Please let us know if you will be joining us for the LCCC
Summer Chess League.
We need you here and you will have a great time being here!
The schedule will be announced soon. Same format as winter, as far as;

Each player gets an hour - G/60 (two
hour total - starting at 7pm),

the teams will be determined
by rating - on the 1st night of the league - keeping the teams as evenly
matched as possible .

League games will be schedule
on an every other week or every 3 weeks, depending on holidays and school closures.
So there are gaps so you can do other things on other Monday nights during
the summer.

Make up games (with notice given in
advance) are at the discretion of your opponent (and was not a problem in
the winter league).

Other fun things are possibly planned for
the Summer League are some rounds with different things planned. Things such
as;

a Chess 960 round

an Outdoor Venue round

a Blitz and/or Speed round

A cross over round - where you play
your regular opponent in a 30 minute game, and the player directly above
or below you for another 30 minute game - and your total score for the two
games decides your result. (1st board plays 1 and 2 and 3 plays 3 and 4).

Any variations the TD (Ken T) decides to
use (if any) will be selected and scheduled on a given night BEFORE the teams
are chosen. So everything is determined by the luck of the draw!
The idea is to keep it light and lively - after all it is Summer!

Its free - and fun - so let us know by email if you wish to participate.
Or better still, stop by Teekos Coffee on Thursday or even better yet - show up
for open chess at the Club on Monday at 6pm at the Hartland Senior Center, and
tell us in person!

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Serving the Livingston County, MI chess community, and of course the surrounding areas - like from Monroe to Marquette!! - as a proud Affiliate of the United States Chess Federation!

LCCC KIDS NIGHT!

Date and Time:

2nd Monday of every month 6pm to 8pm

Contact Info: Coach Mike at 810-599-6770

Kids Chess Night at LCCC will offer: > Casual chess games with other kids > Chess lessons are available – group or individual > Chess lectures on chess strategy will be offered > Speed Chess Tournament for all interested in joining > Training for tournaments: writing down chess moves, using a chess clock, tournament rules, and etiquette

Information on K-12 State and US Tournaments available.

This Kids Night is free to attend with plenty of free parking

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